wonted in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wonted in the English»French Dictionary

wonted [Brit ˈwəʊntɪd, Am ˈwɔntəd, ˈwoʊn(t)əd] ADJ form

wonted

coutumier/-ière

wont [Brit wəʊnt, Am wɔnt, woʊnt] ADJ

to be wont to do

avoir coutume de faire

as is his/their wont

comme à son/leur habitude

won't [Brit wəʊnt, Am woʊnt]

won't → will not

Translations for wonted in the French»English Dictionary

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suivant leur habitude (au présent)

as they usually do, as is their wont

suivant leur habitude (au passé)

as they usually did, as was their wont

wonted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wonted in the English»French Dictionary

I.wont [wəʊnt, Am wɔ:nt] ADJ form

to be wont to +infin

avoir coutume de +infin

II.wont [wəʊnt, Am wɔ:nt] N no pl form

wont

coutume f

as is/was her/his wont

comme de coutume

won't [wəʊnt, Am woʊnt]

won't = will not, will

See also will², will¹

I.will² [wɪl] N

1. will no pl (faculty):

will

volonté f

strength of will

force f de caractère

against sb's will

contre la volonté de qn

to lose the will to live

perdre la raison de vivre

2. will LAW:

will

testament m

Phrases:

where there's a will, there's a way prov

quand on veut on peut

with the best will in the world

avec toute la bonne volonté du monde

II.will² [wɪl] VB trans

1. will (make happen):

to will sb to do sth

faire faire qc à qn

to will sb to win/live

souhaiter de toutes ses forces que qn gagne/survive +subj

2. will form (ordain):

will

décréter

3. will (bequeath):

will

léguer

will¹ <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (expressing future):

I/we will [or I'll/we'll] do sth

je ferai/nous ferons qc

you won't be late, will you?

tu ne seras pas en retard, n'est-ce pas?

she won't pay — yes she will!

elle ne paiera pas — si, elle paiera!

2. will (polite form):

will you please follow me?

voulez-vous me suivre, s'il vous plaît?

will you be so kind as to sit down?

auriez-vous la gentillesse de vous asseoir?

3. will (wish, agree):

will

vouloir

say what you will

dis ce que tu veux

will you wait?

veux-tu attendre?

the engine won't start

le moteur ne veut pas démarrer

4. will (emphatic):

a drama will happen

on ne pourra éviter le drame

he will leave the door open

il laissera la porte ouverte

I will succeed despite you

je persisterai malgré toi

5. will (explaining a procedure):

they'll give you an anaesthetic

on te fera une anesthésie

6. will (conjecture):

will

devoir

that will be the doctor

cela doit être le médecin

wonted Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be wont to +infin

avoir coutume de +infin

as is/was her/his wont

comme de coutume

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With his wonted scrupulous care, he supplemented it by an index volume, together with a treatise on the imitation of famous preachers.

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They lost by degrees, through their own insolence and importunity, all the respect their order had so long enjoyed, and consequently all their wonted profits and privileges.

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He pleaded that owing to floods, sterile lands, pestilence among sheep and cattle, and other sinister events in the past, the convent could not maintain its wonted hospitality.

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Here he labored with his wonted zeal, and often with great success.

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